U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing the “Genius Act”, which will develop regulatory framework for stablecoin cryptocurrencies and expand oversight of the industry, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 18, 2025.
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President Donald Trump said Saturday that even if the courts release the grand jury transcripts in the criminal cases of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted procurer of young girls, Ghislaine Maxwell, “nothing will be good enough for the troublemakers and radical left lunatics.”
“It will always be more, more, more. MAGA!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump’s post comes one day after the Department of Justice asked federal judges to unseal the grand jury testimonies in the criminal cases, following a request by Trump.
Trump on Thursday said that he had asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to “produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval.”
The request to the DOJ comes amid growing pressure on Trump, including from some of his most loyal supporters, to release files in connection with Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 after being arrested on federal child sex trafficking charges.
Trump’s Saturday Truth Social post suggests that the pressure campaign, which has lasted for weeks, is not abating.
The president also appeared to signal that he is not planning to take further steps in response to the critics’ concerns.
“I have asked the Justice Department to release all Grand Jury testimony with respect to Jeffrey Epstein, subject only to Court Approval,” Trump wrote on his social media.
“With that being said, and even if the Court gave its full and unwavering approval, nothing will be good enough for the troublemakers and radical left lunatics making the request,” he continued.
Trump’s Truth Social post also reflects a subtle change in his language about the request.
On Saturday, he stated that he had requested the Justice Department release “all” grand jury testimony in connection with the criminal cases, in contrast to Thursday, when he said he had requested the release of “pertinent” testimony.
The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on the difference in the two posts.
Trump’s post also comes one day after he sued media mogul Rupert Murdoch after The Wall Street Journal — which Murdoch owns — published an article describing a “bawdy” letter that Trump sent for Epstein’s 50th birthday.
Trump has denied that the letter is his. He is seeking damages of at least $10 billion in the defamation lawsuit.
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